Upside Down Planter Bag

Abstract

The invention discloses a planter container made of flexible material in a bag-like shape used to fill, ship and cultivate a plant from seedling to mature plant. The planter can be used both with the plant upright for initial growth and stability during cultivation and shipment and then inverted to an upside down position to hang plants in the home garden. The container can be folded for easy storage and shipment and is inexpensive to manufacture and ship. Due to its versatility, the planter also ensures healthier and unbroken plants due to the upright and stable position of seedlings during cultivation and shipment.

1 . A container for planting, transporting and growing a live plant having a stem, an upper portion and roots, comprising;
 a bag-like body having an interior, a side, a bottom and a top;   at least one handle attached to the side in close proximity to the top for hanging purposes;   wherein the top is open to receive soil; and   wherein the bottom has a slit to receive the roots therethrough, whereby the roots are planted in the soil in the interior of the body and the stem and upper portion extend outside the body through a slit in the bottom of the body.   
     
     
         2 . The invention of  claim 1 , wherein the body is comprised of flexible material. 
     
     
         3 . The invention of  claim 2 , wherein the body is comprised of heavy vinyl. 
     
     
         4 . The invention of  claim 3 , wherein the container is cylindrical in shape. 
     
     
         5 . The invention of  claim 2 , wherein at least one handle is comprised of a strip of woven nylon fabric stitched to the side near the top of the body. 
     
     
         6 . The invention of  claim 5 , wherein the top and the bottom of the body are circular in shape and further wherein at least one handle has two opposite ends and each end is sewn to the side of the body approximately  180  degrees apart from the opposite end. 
     
     
         7 . The invention of  claim 6 , wherein there is a first handle and a second handle, the first handle and the second handle having ends sewn to the side of the body such that each opposite end of the first handle is approximately 45 degrees away from the opposite ends of the second handle. 
     
     
         8 . The invention of  claim 7 , wherein the bottom has at least one hole therethrough for watering and drainage purposes. 
     
     
         9 . The invention of  claim 8 , wherein the bottom has four holes, evenly spaced around the surface, each approximately 45 degrees apart from another hole. 
     
     
         10 . A container for planting, transporting and growing a live plant, having a stem, an upper portion and roots, comprising;
 A bag-like body having an interior, a side, a bottom and a top;   wherein the top is open to receive soil; and   wherein the bottom has a slit to receive the roots therethrough, whereby the roots are planted in the soil in the interior of the body and the stem and upper portion extend outside the body through a slit in the bottom of the body.   
     
     
         11 . The invention of  claim 10 , wherein the body is comprised of flexible material. 
     
     
         12 . The invention of  claim 11 , wherein the body is comprised of heavy vinyl. 
     
     
         13 . The invention of  claim 12 , wherein the container is cylindrical in shape. 
     
     
         14 . A method of planting, transporting and growing plants having roots and a stem in a flexible container having a body with a side, a bottom having a slit therethrough and an open top, by taking the following steps:
 a. Holding the open top upright and partially filling the body with soil;   b. Folding the side over the open top;   c. Inverting the body so that the bottom faces in an upwardly direction;   d. Planting a seedling in the container by pushing the roots through the slit into the body and the soil; and   e. Transporting the seedling in an upright position, watering as needed from above.   
     
     
         15 . A method of growing a plant in a single flexible container from seedling to maturity in both upright position and upside down position by taking the following steps:
 a. Providing a flexible container with a side, an open top, at least one handle sewn to the side near the top, a bottom having a slit therethrough and at least one hole for drainage and watering;   b. Holding the open top upright, partially filling the body with soil;   c. Folding the side over the open top to retain the soil therein;   d. Inverting the body so that the bottom faces in an upwardly direction;   e. Planting a seedling in the container by pushing the roots through the slit into the body and the soil;   f. Transporting the seedling in the body in an upright position, watering from above as needed; and   g. Inverting the body and hanging the body by the handle such that the plant grows downwardly.